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CHILD / LATER FORM / reconstructedProto-Celtic · Proto-Celtic · king nominative

*rīx-s

king, nominative singular

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European lengthened grade · king lengthened grade

*rēg-

king or ruler formation

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Proto-Celtic *rīx-s reflects the Indo-European lengthened king grade *rēg-.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

King remains the central meaning while Celtic raises inherited *ē to *ī and develops the final cluster.

CHRONOLOGY

The source gives *rīx-s and genitive *rīg-os from PIE *(h₃)rēg̑-.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Anders Richardt Jørgensen

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

SOURCES ON THIS EDGE

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Celtic, chapter 9 of The Indo-European Language FamilyCeltic chapter, p. 138: PCelt. *rīx-s from PIE *(h₃)rēg̑-

Publishes the Celtic vowel development and deeper ancestry.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 918-rīx

*rīx-s → *rēg-

OPEN DOSSIER ↗RELATION / 722rí

*rīx-s → *rēg-

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